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The West Virginia High School Football State Championships have been held since the early 1900s. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) began its formal recognition of WV State Football Championships in 1937 [1] with the state's sports writers' vote. The WVSSAC began a class system, dividing larger and smaller schools ...
1916–1956: Colored School State Champions. Before the historic Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, schools, and football games, were segregated. African-Americans were forced to play in their own league. The West Virginia Athletic Union governed African-American athletics during this time. 1937–1946: Single-class system.
Jan. 11—MORGANTOWN — There are big changes on the horizon for the Super Six state football championships. For starters, it can't be called Super Six anymore as the WVSSAC has introduced a ...
Board of Education, West Virginia maintained "colored" high schools. [5] These schools, and thus their students, were barred from competition in the WVSSAC. The institution now known as West Virginia State University funded an unofficial "state colored championship" in basketball and football until 1959. The WVSSAC historical records take no ...
Senior QB Murphy Clement led the Bulldogs to their 10th state football title since 2010, capping a perfect return for Dave Walker as head coach.
Martinsburg holds West Virginia's record of most consecutive high school AAA Football Championships of all time, winning four straight championships on two occasions, the first during the 2010–2013 seasons and then again from 2016 to 2019. [6]
Bridgeport High School (BHS) is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in the city of Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States, in Harrison County. It operates as part of the county of the Harrison County School District. The current BHS building opened in 1969 and sits on the 21-acre (8.5 ha) campus.
The Mountaineers' lineup hit some real moon shots—six of them in all—to run away with an 18-7 victory against Penn State. J.J. Wetherholt hit one onto the top of the coaches' office in ...